The McComas Power Index for 1938 NCAA Football. These ratings were lasted updated on June 16, 2011, 5:56 p.m.
| Rank | Team | W | L | T | MPI | Sched (Rk) | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.8938 | 0.5868 (24) | SEC |
| 2 | Texas Christian | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.8200 | 0.5058 (66) | SWC |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.7998 | 0.6540 (4) | Eastern Independent |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.7948 | 0.5267 (52) | Big 6 |
| 5 | Georgetown | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.7813 | 0.3927 (101) | South/West Independent |
| 6 | Duke | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.7793 | 0.5815 (29) | Southern |
| 7 | California | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.7691 | 0.4933 (71) | PCC |
| 8 | Southern California | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7689 | 0.6420 (5) | PCC |
| 9 | Holy Cross | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.7572 | 0.4837 (76) | Northeast Independent |
| 10 | Texas Tech | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.7544 | 0.4071 (97) | Border |
| 11 | Villanova | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0.7504 | 0.3431 (114) | Eastern Independent |
| 12 | St. Mary's | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.7497 | 0.5866 (25) | South/West Independent |
| 13 | Alabama | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.7394 | 0.5514 (40) | SEC |
| 14 | Mississippi | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.7242 | 0.4810 (77) | SEC |
| 15 | Iowa State | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.7154 | 0.5174 (59) | Big 6 |
| 16 | Minnesota | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.7143 | 0.6319 (10) | Western |
| 17 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.7061 | 0.6119 (16) | Eastern Independent |
| 18 | Michigan | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.7022 | 0.5606 (37) | Western |
| 19 | Clemson | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.6975 | 0.5417 (45) | Southern |
| 20 | Fordham | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0.6973 | 0.5417 (44) | Northeast Independent |
| 21 | Cornell | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0.6941 | 0.5604 (38) | Northeast Independent |
| 22 | Carnegie Tech | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6831 | 0.5050 (67) | Eastern Independent |
| 23 | Utah | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0.6822 | 0.4404 (93) | Mountain States |
| 24 | Santa Clara | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.6667 | 0.5646 (35) | South/West Independent |
| 25 | Army | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6569 | 0.3804 (103) | Northeast Independent |
| 26 | Miami (Florida) | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6510 | 0.3086 (120) | South/West Independent |
| 27 | Purdue | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0.6487 | 0.5284 (50) | Western |
| 28 | Tulane | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.6384 | 0.5336 (49) | SEC |
| 29 | New Mexico State | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6380 | 0.3681 (107) | Border |
| 30 | Boston College | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0.6298 | 0.3390 (115) | Northeast Independent |
| 31 | Creighton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.6286 | 0.2319 (121) | MVC |
| 32 | Dartmouth | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6266 | 0.4002 (100) | Northeast Independent |
| 33 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.6239 | 0.5742 (31) | SEC |
| 34 | Northwestern | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.6235 | 0.6664 (3) | Western |
| 35 | New Mexico | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6165 | 0.4719 (83) | Border |
| 36 | Baylor | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.6161 | 0.4564 (88) | SWC |
| 37 | North Carolina | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.6107 | 0.5861 (26) | Southern |
| 38 | Virginia Military Institute | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0.6060 | 0.4407 (92) | Southern |
| 39 | Michigan State | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.6059 | 0.4869 (73) | Eastern Independent |
| 40 | Missouri | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5913 | 0.6090 (18) | Big 6 |
| 41 | Wisconsin | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5791 | 0.5843 (27) | Western |
| 42 | Centenary | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5721 | 0.3795 (104) | South/West Independent |
| 43 | San Francisco | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.5708 | 0.3480 (113) | South/West Independent |
| 44 | Brown | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5629 | 0.4031 (99) | Northeast Independent |
| 45 | Louisiana State | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5594 | 0.5059 (65) | SEC |
| 46 | Bucknell | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5536 | 0.4619 (86) | Eastern Independent |
| 47 | Syracuse | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5536 | 0.5220 (56) | Northeast Independent |
| 48 | Texas-El Paso | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5525 | 0.3773 (105) | Border |
| 49 | Idaho | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5521 | 0.4777 (80) | PCC |
| 50 | Detroit Mercy | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5494 | 0.4628 (85) | Eastern Independent |
| 51 | UCLA | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0.5422 | 0.4930 (72) | PCC |
| 52 | Washington (Missouri) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5340 | 0.3532 (111) | MVC |
| 53 | Oregon State | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.5335 | 0.5389 (46) | PCC |
| 54 | Washburn | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5305 | 0.2075 (122) | MVC |
| 55 | Richmond | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5262 | 0.3630 (108) | Southern |
| 56 | Southern Methodist | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5221 | 0.4795 (78) | SWC |
| 57 | Pennsylvania | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0.5158 | 0.5093 (63) | Eastern Independent |
| 58 | Ohio State | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.5073 | 0.5816 (28) | Western |
| 59 | Montana | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.5046 | 0.3504 (112) | PCC |
| 60 | Navy | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0.5004 | 0.5709 (33) | Eastern Independent |
| 61 | Kansas State | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.5001 | 0.5889 (23) | Big 6 |
| 62 | South Carolina | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.5001 | 0.4542 (89) | Southern |
| 63 | Drake | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.4941 | 0.5040 (68) | MVC |
| 64 | Manhattan | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4937 | 0.4272 (95) | Northeast Independent |
| 65 | George Washington | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4915 | 0.4785 (79) | South/West Independent |
| 66 | Denver | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.4839 | 0.5199 (58) | Mountain States |
| 67 | Harvard | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4819 | 0.5666 (34) | Northeast Independent |
| 68 | Citadel | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.4738 | 0.3844 (102) | Southern |
| 69 | Georgia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.4707 | 0.5342 (48) | SEC |
| 70 | Brigham Young | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.4665 | 0.4427 (91) | Mountain States |
| 71 | West Virginia | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4569 | 0.4983 (69) | Eastern Independent |
| 72 | New York University | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4507 | 0.3585 (109) | Northeast Independent |
| 73 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0.4411 | 0.6048 (19) | SEC |
| 74 | Colorado | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.4370 | 0.5488 (42) | Mountain States |
| 75 | Oregon | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4310 | 0.6278 (12) | PCC |
| 76 | Penn State | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.4229 | 0.4975 (70) | Eastern Independent |
| 77 | Virginia | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.4212 | 0.5236 (55) | South/West Independent |
| 78 | Utah State | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4167 | 0.4850 (75) | Mountain States |
| 79 | Wake Forest | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4163 | 0.5220 (57) | Southern |
| 80 | Washington & Lee | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.4107 | 0.4139 (96) | Southern |
| 81 | Rice | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.4068 | 0.6003 (21) | SWC |
| 82 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0.4054 | 0.5494 (41) | Southern |
| 83 | Texas A&M | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.4012 | 0.5097 (61) | SWC |
| 84 | Washington | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.3965 | 0.6335 (8) | PCC |
| 85 | Princeton | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.3953 | 0.4731 (82) | Eastern Independent |
| 86 | Auburn | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.3926 | 0.5730 (32) | SEC |
| 87 | Tulsa | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.3842 | 0.5275 (51) | MVC |
| 88 | Stanford | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3776 | 0.6386 (6) | PCC |
| 89 | Nebraska | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.3775 | 0.6295 (11) | Big 6 |
| 90 | Kansas | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3768 | 0.6366 (7) | Big 6 |
| 91 | Temple | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.3738 | 0.6809 (2) | Eastern Independent |
| 92 | Loyola Marymount | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.3716 | 0.3571 (110) | South/West Independent |
| 93 | Davidson | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3671 | 0.4854 (74) | Southern |
| 94 | Mississippi State | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3648 | 0.4454 (90) | SEC |
| 95 | Duquesne | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3625 | 0.5074 (64) | Eastern Independent |
| 96 | St. Louis | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0.3614 | 0.3099 (118) | MVC |
| 97 | Colgate | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.3606 | 0.6332 (9) | Northeast Independent |
| 98 | Columbia | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3564 | 0.5950 (22) | Northeast Independent |
| 99 | Illinois | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3422 | 0.4687 (84) | Western |
| 100 | Florida | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0.3400 | 0.4336 (94) | SEC |
| 101 | Arizona | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3268 | 0.6091 (17) | Border |
| 102 | North Carolina State | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0.3207 | 0.6138 (14) | Southern |
| 103 | Yale | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.3113 | 0.6042 (20) | Northeast Independent |
| 104 | Wyoming | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.3099 | 0.5237 (54) | Mountain States |
| 105 | Hampden-Sydney | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.3063 | 0.3384 (116) | South/West Independent |
| 106 | William & Mary | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.2975 | 0.4041 (98) | Southern |
| 107 | Furman | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0.2827 | 0.4740 (81) | Southern |
| 108 | Arizona State | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.2812 | 0.3165 (117) | Border |
| 109 | Kentucky | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2682 | 0.5094 (62) | SEC |
| 110 | Maryland | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2651 | 0.5378 (47) | Southern |
| 111 | Northern Arizona | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.2634 | 0.3090 (119) | Border |
| 112 | Marquette | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.2594 | 0.6895 (1) | Eastern Independent |
| 113 | Colorado State | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0.2569 | 0.5131 (60) | Mountain States |
| 114 | Indiana | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0.2522 | 0.5640 (36) | Western |
| 115 | Arkansas | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0.2434 | 0.5768 (30) | SWC |
| 116 | Iowa | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0.2357 | 0.5424 (43) | Western |
| 117 | Washington State | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2345 | 0.6202 (13) | PCC |
| 118 | Sewanee | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.2296 | 0.5265 (53) | SEC |
| 119 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2120 | 0.4596 (87) | MVC |
| 120 | Chicago | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0.1724 | 0.3702 (106) | Western |
| 121 | Gonzaga | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.1712 | 0.5537 (39) | South/West Independent |
| 122 | Texas | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.1502 | 0.6132 (15) | SWC |